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(No Model.)

J. M. DAVIBS. SKIRT SUPPORTER.

No. 555,682. Patented Mar. 3, 1896.

JflmES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

JAMES M. DAvIES, or GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASsIeNoR oE ONE-HALE rro CHARLES H. KAHLER, oF SAME PLAGE.

SKIRT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,682, dated March 3, 1896.

Application filed July 16, 1895. Serial No. 556,189. (No model.)

To LZ whom, t Duty concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. DAviES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in skirt-supports, and more particularly to supports for lady bicyclists skirts and its object is to provide the same with certain new and useful features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims7 reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows the position of the skirt when my device is used. Fig. 2 is a detail showing position of my device when in use; Fig. 3, an enlarged detail to show construction, and Fig. 4 a detail of the adjustable fastening.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A is an ordinary belt having a buckle D, to which is secured a ring B to receive a loop in one end of the cord C, said cord having a similar loop at its other end adapted to engage said belt at the side opposite said buckle. To the ends of said cord are attached the plates E at E', and after forming said loops said cord is passed through the openings E in said plates and then returned through the openings EW, thus forming a fastening which will not slip, but may be adj usted to lengthen or shorten said cord, as desired. Said cord C being attached at each end to said belt A, its intermediate portion hangs downward, as shown in Fig. 2, forming a loop, and to the lowest point of saidloop are attached the clasps F, adapted to engage the lower edge of the dress-skirt at points directly at the front and rear. To said cord C, near said clasps, are attached the ends of the cords G', and to the other ends of said cords are attached the claspsH, which clasps, when a portion of the skirt directly at each side is brought up and the lower edge drawn tightly about the leg, engage said edge and hold the same in place.

By fastening that part of the skirt which is directly at the side about the leg I bring the fullness of said skirt between the legs, lthus giving room to step, and by bringing the bottom of the same toward the knee and fastening it there said skirt will fall over said bottom in folds,where it is fastened about the leg, and'have the appearance of bloomers.

The cord C supports the skirt between the legs and may be adjusted by moving the fase tenings E to any desired height, while clasps F on said cord hold the front and rear of the bottom between the legs and prevent the said fullness of said skirt from slipping from one side to the other of said cord. By this ar rangement of parts I provide a device whereby an ordinary dress-skirt may be quickly and easily arranged to appear like the ordinary bloomers worn by lady bicyclists and to have allthe conveniences thereof.

I do not wish to confine myself to any particular form of belt, cord, or clasp. A chain may be used instead of a cord and any convenient form of clasp or fastening may be used; but

NVhat I claim isl. A skirt-supporter for the purpose specified, embodying a waistband, a main loop depending` therefrom and arranged to support the skirt between the wearers limbs, fasteners on said loop for engaging 'the front and rear of the bottom of the skirt, and cords eX- tending from said loop and provided at their free ends with fasteners for engagin the edge of the skirt.

2. A skirt-supporter for the purpose stated, consisting of awaistband, a main loop depending from the center thereof and serving to support the skirt between the wearers limbs, a plate to which one end of said loop is secured, said plate serving to lengthen and shorten the loop and having a plurality of openings through which the latter extends, fasteners projecting from the "lower end of the loop to engage the front and rear of the bottom of the skirt, and cords, each secured at one end to the bottoni of said loop and ning Jche halves of the skirt around the 1re 1o having :L fastener at its free end, for the pu1'- speetive limbs of ihe wearer, substantially :is pose specified. described and for Juhe purpose specified.

3. rlhe'herein-dese1-ibed skirt-supporter, In testimony whereof I affix my signature consisting of L waist-beit, a loop having its in presence of two witnesses.

ends seenred to the front and beek of said JAMES M. DAVIES. belt, said loop supporting the skirt in divided VVibnesses: condition between the wearers limbs, and LEWIS E. FLANDERS,

fasteners extending from Jnhe loop for con- SARAI-I A. MOULTON.

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